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N0. 376,913. l Patentd Jan. Z4, 1888.

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"SPECIFICATIONi'ormYii/ig part of'Letters Patent No. 376,9l3,'ated January 24', 1888; ,K 'l

Application nieu Augnst 5, les?.

To all whom,- it 11mg/ concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES B. ARUMSEY, of Homer, in the countyof Cortland and State ot' New York, haveinvented certain new and 5 useful Improvements `in VVire-Reels; and I do herebyvdeclare vthe following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe samereference being had t0 the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon. l My present invention has for its object to provide a reel for holding, particularly, Wire to be used in rnakingwirel fabric, (though capable of being used for holding yarnor any anal- 15 ogous materiah) which is adapted to receive the wire uponit in theskeinsin which it comes from the manufacturer, and in which thestrand of wire oftentimes is twisted beneath subsequent coils, so that in unwinding from arigid reel the Wire is liable to be broken; and the invention has further for its object to provide a reel upon which these skeins of wirecan be placed in any number, and will insure their being held securely and properly while the wire is being wound olf, either upon spools preparatory to being wound `upon a warpv p beam, or upon the beam direct, or upon shuttle; YVbobbins for looms; and, further, to provide a reel many times as light and durable as the reels now in use for the purposefor which mine 'is intended;.and said invention consists in certain novelties of construction and combinations y of parts, all as I will nowjproceed to describe, and point outin the lclaims at V the end of this specification. i Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a per-` spective view of a reel constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 a similary view of the same with the wire coiled upon it. Similar 'letters of reference in ythe several figures indicate the same parts.

Heretofore the reels employed for holding the wire skeins from which to wind beamer spools and bobbins Ahave usually been constructed of rigid metal rods, generally hollow, secured' rigidly to drums at opposite ends, that at the upper end being somewhat smaller than thatA at the lower to permit the skeins ,to be placed over and forced down upon the slightly .5o tapering body formed of the rods; but there'are serial No. 46.184, (No model.)

many objections to this form of device.. In the first place they are very heavy, and, again, the

y rods being rigid,when` the wire is forced down upon' them, ifa'strand be caught below a subsequent coil, as the "rods could or wouldV not 55 give in the least when unwinding the Wire,lthe` coil would either bepulled entirely l'oosefrom the reel orthe underlying s trand broken, the consequences being disastrous'in either event;`

and with these objections to the old form vof 6o",

reel in view I construct mineof aseries ot' ver` tical vviresv `secured to a support or spindle,

preferably at opposite ends, yso constructed 'as y to permit each oneto havealimited springing motion, so that should a strand be caught be- 65.

neath a subsequent convolution the Wire at that immediate point could give slightly, thus re.- leasing it and `pern1ittingit to pullout without affecting the remainingwires or looseningthe A K 4 Op coils from'the reel. y v Y. 7

A in the drawings represents a spindle for' the reel, constructed,preferably, of metal, pro-k videdwith -the pivoted bearings at the ends to reduce frictionv and insure proper running on its bearing-centers, and to the upper end .75" is 'secured adisk, B, preferablyhavinga broad i face, b, fora purpose to be described. `Near the lower end of the spindle A is securedwa disk, C, to which is connected, -by'means of horizontal Wires c, a wire ring, D, forming the, 8o baise of the reel and of slightly greater diaui- 5 eter than the reel-body proper. i 1 f ,y E lrepresents the Wires forming the reel-body,Vv fastened at their upper ends to the. under side ofthe disk B, extending outwardly horizon` S5 tally av short distance, 'andthen extending downward, slightly-diverging froma line par- Y' considerable spring is permitted toward ythe center spindle, the loops beneathlthe ring permitting this in a great measure, and ,yetthe' number of Wires isI such that the aggregate amount of Spring in the wiresiforms a body roo practically solid, but elastic enough to securely hold the skeins of wire when pressed down over it.

The ring D'and rods c form the base of the reel, so that should any coils become loose by accident they would still be supported by the reel and prevented from falling down and becoming wound around the spindle; and it will be noted that the rods E, passing below the radial rods within the ring, are enabled to spring way down to a level with the latter, so that as far as the function performed by the ring and rods c, considered as a base merely, is concerned it is immaterial whether rods E be connected to the base by the loops shown or to the spindle direct, or in any other manner. 'As the wire is often withdrawn from these reels very rapidly, causingV them to revolve at very great speed, when the 'receptacle on which it is wound is full, it is necessary to stop the reel at the same time that the receptacle is stopped, and as the reel moves loosely in its bearings I provide the brakingdisk B, before described, against which is adapted to operate `a brake-shoe suitably connected, so as to be operated by the operator to stop the rotation of the reel when desired. It will be understood, however, that instead of locating this disk at the top of the reel, it may be located below the disk D on the lower end of the spindle, and this position is sometimes preferableas when the reel is mounted on a machinetable, below which the operatingshafts and other mechanism are located, so thatn the arm bearing the shoe may project through a slot in the table.

From the above description it will be seen how the skeins can be placed upon the reel and forced down upon the tapered sides, the spring-rods E holding it firmly, and also how oneor more of the wires can give suiciently to permit the wire to pass from beneath succeeding coils.

The device as a whole is light, easily and cheaply constructed, admirably serves the purpose for which it is intended, and is a great improvement over the reels now in use.

If the reel is to be used for holding yarn or similar material, the metal spring-rods E might be replaced by rods of reed or other light material having the requisite spring.

Other obvious modifications will at once suggest themselves to those skilled in the art,

and I do not therefore desire to be confined to precisely the construction herein shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is-- 1. The herein-described reel for holding wire, having a tapering body portion constructed of a number of spring-rods secured rigidly at opposite ends to a spindle or support and free `to spring between the ends, substantially as described. l

2. Inareel, the combination, with the spindle or support, of the series of rods forming the body portions of the reel secured rigidly to the spindle at the smaller end, and at or near the larger provided with loops intermediate their connection with the spindle to render them slightly elastic, said body portion tapering slightly toward one end, so as to permit of the application of the material to the reel, substantially as described.

3. In a reel, the combination, with the spindle and the ring secured thereto by radial rods, of the spring-rods forming a slightly-tapering body portion secured to the spindle at the upper ends and intersecting the radial supports for the ring inside the latter, whereby the ring and supports will form a broad base for the -reel, substantially as described.

dle and the ring secured thereto upon radial arms, of the spring-arms forming the body portion secured at one end to the spindle, having the loops therein and passing below the ring and between it and the spindle, substantially as described.

5. In a reel, the combination, with the spindle and the ring secured thereto by means of radial arms, of the spring-rods forming the tapering body portion secured to the spindle at one end, passing below the arms supporting the ring, and secured to the said ring, forming the loops therein, substantially as described.

6. In a reel, the combination of the spindle, d

the ring secured thereto by the radial arms, and the wires forming the tapered body portion secured at one end to the spindle and at the other to the ring, substantially as described. l

CHARLES B. RUMSEY.

Y "Witnesses:

W. H. CRANE, W. S. SANTUs. 

